Disintegrating-machine.



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DISINTEGRATING-MACHINE.

Specicationof Letters Patent. Patented Mar, 12, 1918 Application led May 11, 1917. Serial No. 167,975. l

To all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN R. SIMPSON,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Troy, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful,

Improvements in Disintegrating-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to disintegrating machines, and more particularly to a machine for disintegrating wire mesh `or cloth. The particular class of wire mesh or cloth which this machine is designed to operate upon is thatused in paper making machinery in the form of endless belts upon which the pulp is deposited and carried thereby to the rolls. In course of time the warp wires of this endless wire mesh belt become worn and crystalized due to the continual travel and passing over and around the supporting rolls, while the cross or Woof wires are subjected to very little wear. The material of the belt is cloth formed of copper or bronze wire and has been found useful for bearings and other purposes. It has been discovered, however, that if this wire mesh can be disintegrated into fine particles it not only puts it in a more desirable state to mix with babbitt for bearings but also renders it t for use in other connections such for instance as commutator brushes or brazing material.

The object of the present invention is to l devise a machine for disintegrating this wire mesh or cloth in an economical and effective manner, a more specilic object being to disintegrate the mesh in a way to secure material containing pieces of wire that are limited as to length and of a slightly kinked nature, so that the pieces of wire will have a tendency to adhere to each other and maintain positions in all directions when placed under pressure so as to form a more secure anchorage in the material with which they are mixed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side view of a machine embodying my improvements.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fi 1. A

ig. 4 is a front view of a portion of the machlne.

l Fig. 5 is a bottom plan of the disintegratintool proper and its guide.

*ig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig-'L' Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Fig. l v Fig. 8 is a side view showing the parts in a different position than that shown in Fig. 1 and with some of the arts omitted.

Figs. 9 and 10 are views o the material" upon which the machine is designed to operate.

In the said drawings, 1 and 2 represent two vertically-arranged supports spaced apart so as to formA a vertically-arranged channel, the rear side of which is closed by a permanently attached cover 4 and the front side of which is designed to be closed by a removable coverl5 held in position by a clamp 6, (Figs. 1 and 2). Bolted to the upper ends of these supports 1 and 2 is a plate 7, a brace ifa (Fig. 1) being provided to more lirmly secure the plate 7 in position, having on its lower side ways 8, see Fig. 7 for detail, the supports 1 and 2 being re-4 cesses to receive the same. Slidably mounted in these ways 8 is the disinterating tool proper conslsting of a plate v9 aving connected with the lower side thereof tools 10 and 11. The tools 10 are'in the natureof les and are inclosed `by strips 10'* formed so asto provide a dove-tailed groove to receive these tiles as shown in Fig. 7 Between the files 10 and secured to the plate 9 is a small plate having projecting knives 11 Iive in number in the present case and all 1ocated in different planes as shown in Figs. 5 and 7. The tool thus formed has con nected therewith a bar 12 arranged in the` slide 13 and having connected therewith a pitman 14 so that the tool may be reciprocated back and forth from any suitable source of power.

The wire mesh, m, is preferably cut in strips of suitable width and folded upon itself a number of times so as to make a compact mass, see Figs. 9 and 10, which willt in the channel 3 as shown in Fig. .4, and means are provided for feeding the material gradually in the ath of the reciprocating tool. It might e explained at this point that thelongitudinal wires or the warp of the mesh are the ones that receive the most wear in the work which the mesh receives on the paper making machinery, so that in preparing this mesh for disintegration, if certain definite lengths `of severed cross-wires is desired, it is so folded that the cross wires `or woof of the mesh will lie at right angles to the linetof travel y l v,pinion 2O (shown in ."'their Worn condition WillE as v,shown `.'llltllig.' 61 and lwhen the magnet 1s yenergized andthe y l y stop pinf28fxvill-A be, brought into A,the path of..l one of the projections y24` as shown in Fig.'`

n ,thewpresyentl case n v and leadsto the magnet. `The mag-4` f `of the knives 11 so that these erosswireswill Vbe severed, as shown inyF-iglQ.; -The le surfaces then, passing over the end of the severed pieces of the cross Wires and also the longitudinali wines which into very fine particles. `The fvvire"cloth;

f hpvvefverz may bei rollednpon itself;y onfar- (not shown).

ranged 1n anyl desired manner and subse-` imiterialy is .given an intermittent'jjlfee'df if .in

the following manner: i p

Located'in th chfnnel 3 is a blockvly to y which is. y.connected a p screwthreaded i rod 16,

thelblock and lch,annelxbeing sqularelor rectan lar.inicrosssection so as to prevent `the.'106kendrodtromturning.; 'The lo wer endfofthe Vrodll'yextends.throngliand hasr f a bearing in two, cross bars 17 andlS which are secured, toy andconnect the lower .endsI ofthe framepartslf and 2.,y Threaded on on th shaftl of an electric; n1oton22jgnpported` @from the bracket il, Connected' to 0f the .armature .Provided i stopfpinZS,y vThespring a u A Pinf` out ofthe pathetztihe Pfeile/etwas?) armatore "attracted `the 3,30 as toarrest'the movement ofthe, gear 151 and motor22 which has been energiaed vsiniultaneouslywith energizaii.ony the magnet-n 1, i f Means are provided `-for making and breaking the circuit through the magnet and tool proper. Securedto bat" insulated from wi s sa contactV `31 on thevv reciprocatingv tool battery operation of the device'- is as followsss ,i With. thqlblock .15 a ,the Iowelfendnf the. channel Bytthagmeterialf; prepared 'in the manner stated," is placed in the channel with the mass after the knives, serveto. dragoutwbewusst. ofi-y readilylI break up the rod between-'the crossbarshisv thefhubsof a gearvvheell 19 rwhich lisin mesh' 'Witlral dotted `11119611111Y Fig..` l) l riesofflspacedteeth orI projections 124; about f thefpripheryitherof;' Suredlto. @nasi the upright' Supportsolse .mgnet f-25fhav1rxs.; i an armature 26l ,pivotedv fat"2"[ ,'r theo'uter "endl Wlth e112, adjustable. 29' holdislthefy Stop` 4..'

motor by the reciprocating ymovement ofthe thefplatef? is a Contact, piece 30` over which.rv

tothe lconnect-ing bar 12this Icontact 3l bef ing grounded f haw-ire' 33 ladslromiwn met, 3.0 the 4fieldgfmt `the metorigwhlich; inl

itsupper end in contact vvith the reciprocatinggptool and..` the block l5 pressing against the lower end. As the tool recipro- .catesbackand forth the knife blades sever thecross Wires of the material and the file surfaces drag out the severed pieces-f ofcross Wire and also break up into fine particles thc Worn longitudinal'ivvires, the disintegrated material dropping` into a suitable receplpaclel EachI time the tooly recipro` cat esj a] "circuitvisjf established through the motor j and magnet, the* operation `rof the motor trnin the gear *19 through a-spa`ce equalto the istance between-"adjacent teeth 24;` the stopnpin 28;` upon theenergization of f the magnet, being brought` into the path'v ofE one of the `teeth and thusN arrestingy thef'geai f It has been foundinrv practice that the motor acts i to 'turn the, gear slightly I'before they magnet brings the stop-pin into 4the `path of the` projection 24 which allows ythe tooth` or f proj eetionf Which has lastcom'efin contact?` Withthe stop to move out offits pathl- 'Wheny all ofthe 'materia-lv in the channel 3 has-been disintegrated A the f motor may `be i reversed by i thefreversing sWitch'SY and ,Witlirthe stopl pin 28 held out of; the pathlof the teeth 24;: the head 15' will bevmoved back tothe lowest point @in the channelr 3f so ythat a Afresh supply of; thef material may-be IinsertedA in the. channelbi le I; have yshown an electrically-.operated start and stop mechanism 4for feeding.

i the material intermittently `into working pof l sitio'n) :yet -`the `invention Woulfh contemplate 4 the" employment`1 of i mechanically i operated: feedin' devices1 Havln'g thus 'describedl fm'y invention, I'

disintegrating f said mesh i lcooperating with said' holden andfmeans for intermittently' feeding `said mesh to said devices.

3. In a machine for disintegratingfwire mesh which@ has been A'placed in a compact mass,y a holder for said 'meshg devices for .disintegrating saidr mesh: together yvvith means forrv operating the same, and means for intermittently feeding said mesh to said devlces,l saidl lfeedlng` means being 1 controlled.

by y* said devices. p

` 4. In af `machine forA `disintegrating Wire ymesh which has been placed in a compact mass, f ay holder# v:for the mesh; devices -`coperating with`-r said holder for disintegrating` said mesh',` and l`mea-ns controlled bysaid 4devices for feeding said mesh to ksaid devices;`

5. In a machine for disintegrating Wire mesh Which has been placed in a compact mass, a holder for the mesh, devices coperating with said holder for disintegrating said mesh consisting of severing blades and a roughened surface, and means for feeding said mesh to said devices.

6. In a machine for disintegrating wire mesh which has been placed in a compact mass, a holder for the mesh, devices coperating with said holder for disintegrating said mesh consisting of a series of severing blades and aroughened surface on each side of said blades, and means for feeding said mesh to said devices.

7. In a machine for disintegrating wire mesh which has been placed in a compact mass, a holder for said mesh, cutting tools for severing one series of wires of the mesh into short lengths, tools for dragging ont the severed pieces of Wires and also for :lisintegrating the oppositely-extending series..I of wires, and means for feeding the mesh to said tools.

8. In a machine for disintegrating wire mesh which has been placed in a compact mass, a support having a channel open at one end to receive said compact mass of mesh, disintegrating tools arranged to be reciprocated back and forth across the open end of said channel, and means for feeding said mesh into contact with said tools.

9. In a machine for disintegrating wire mesh which has been placed in a compact mass, a support having a channel open at one end to receive said compact mass of mesh, disintegrating tools arranged to be reciprocated back and forth across the open end of said channel, and means foil feeding said mesh into contact with said tools, said feeding means being controlled by said tools.

10. In a machine for disintegrating wire mesh which has been placed in a compact mass, a support having a channel to receive said mesh, disintegrating tools coperating with said channel, a block in said channel, and means for feeding said block to force said mass of mesh into contact with said disintegrating tool.

11. In a machine for disintegrating wire mesh which has been placed in a compact mass, a holder having a channel to receive said mesh, disintegrating tools cooperating therewith, a block in said channel, a threaded rod fastened to said block, a gear threaded on said rod but confined against lateral movement, and means for operating said gear.

l2. In a machine for disintegrating wire mesh which has been placed in a compact mass, a holder having a. channel to receive said mesh, disintegrating tools coperating therewith, a block in said channel a threaded rod fastened to said block, a gear threaded on said rod but confined against lateral movement, an electric motor operatively connected to said gear.

13. In a machine for disintegrating wire mesh which has been placed in a compact mass, a holder having a channel to receive said mesh, disintegrating teols coperating therewith, a block in said channel, a threaded rod fastened to said block, a gear threaded on said rod but confined against lateral movement, an electric motor operative y connected to saidL gear, means for intermittently starting and stopping said motor.

14. In a machine for disintegrating wire mesh which has been placed in a compact mass, a holder for said mesh, disintegrating tools cooperating therewith, feeding mechanism for said mesh, and stop and start devices for controlling said feeding mechanism.

15. In a machine for disintegrating Wire mesh which has been placed in a compact mass, a holder for said mesh, disintegrating tools cooperating therewith, electrically-operated devices for feeding said mesh, and start-and-stop mechanism for said devices.

16. In a machine for disintegrating wire mesh which has been placed in a compact mass, a holder for said mesh, disintegrating tools coperating therewith, electrically operated devices for feeding said mesh, stopand-start mechanism for said devices, said start-and-stop mechanism being controlled by said tools.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of May, 1917.

JOHN R. SIMPSON.

Witnesses:

H. C. GooDRIcH, A. W. CLARK.

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